Ahoy me hearties, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which be one o’ me favorite days o’ th’ year. In honour o’ this fine day, I be givin’ away a wee bit o’ booty. In the unpacking o’ our boxes, I found a stash of Shimmer‘s Pirate Issue, edited by Cap’n John Joseph […]
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Issue 10 of Shimmer was my last one as art director, so I’ve been anxiously wondering how it was received. Behold! The reviews are in and it is good. IROSF gives our cover story, Caitlyn Paxson’s “Carnivale of Abandoned Tales” a Recommended as well as Becca De La Rosa’s “River Water.” Lois Tilton says, “highly
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We’re celebrating Shimmer’s tenth issue by giving it away for free ! We’ve got twelve fantastic new stories and an exclusive interview with Cory Doctorow that you won’t want to miss — and don’t let your friends and family miss out, either. Download your free copy today, or buy the lovely print edition and celebrate
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Apex has invited Beth Wodzinski, editor in chief at Shimmer, to be a guest blogger. She’s talking about publishing, but the excellent advice could be applied to almost anything. The real lesson for me is one I’ve had to learn over and over, in every area of my life: shut the fuck up and act.
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Shimmer has reopened to submissions! Spread the word. I’ve uploaded Issue 10 to the printer and typically we release the new issue about two weeks after that, so keep your eyes out. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but my plate is getting consistently fuller. For the past couple of months, we’ve been
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I was a little distracted today but still managed to wrap up a story and edit another. At one point, to keep from checking my email every two minutes, I headed into the kitchen to start cooking and made some Deep, Dark Chocolate cookies. Gluten free, I’ll have you note. We all trouped out to
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I’m reposting from Beth Wodzinski, Shimmer’s editor-in-chief. This is a great magazine to work with and a really fun team. Plus, good parties at conventions. Shimmer will be relaunching soon (just a few weeks!) with a new site design, some new staff, and a fantastic new issue. We need two more staffers to help get
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I’m so pleased that Angela Slatter has made the Aurealis Awards short-list with her story from Shimmer‘s art issue. Here’s an excerpt from an interview with her. Angela has been short-listed in the Best Fantasy: Short Story category for her story ‘Dresses, Three’, which was published in Shimmer magazine. She has had stories published in
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Sam Tomaino, at SFRevu, gives the current issue of Shimmer a a glowing review. A teaser: The editors of Shimmer have put together another fine issue, well worth your support.
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We were given a lovely review in The Fix for the latest issue of Shimmer. Here’s a teaser: Beneath the glossy cover art by Aunia Kahn, the 2008 Spring issue of Shimmer is filled with illustrated stories loosely based on relationships, and how the power of love or the lack of it influences people’s lives.
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Yarrr! Shimmer has a special treasure for you this fine day. In 2007, Dred Pirate John Joseph Adams, of the MS Fantasy and Science Fiction, commandeered the MS Shimmer for one special issue: the Pirate issue, released November 2007. In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a holiday dear to our hearts, we’re
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Check out the brand new issue of Shimmer! Our 9th issue, now available! We’ve got 100 pages of Shimmery goodness in this issue: eleven new stories by authors including M. K. Hobson, Angela Slatter, and Stephanie Campisi; an interview with Dave Farland, a Lucy cartoon by Chrissy Ellsworth, and terrific art from Aunia Kahn (check
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I remember when I got my computer thinking that 40GB was a monstrous amount of space and way more than I could ever possibly need. Today, I had a program freeze up and decided to defrag the hard drive. The computer refused because I didn’t have enough space. I had less than 1GB left. I
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Today was, if not lazy, at least filled with dull work. I got home from that around seven and took the evening off. Granted, I had stuff to get done, like, say, the last of the fifty bajillion edits in Shimmer. But it’s been so long since Rob and I were both home in the
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Michael Livingston pointed out this handy tutorial called “The The Impotence of Proofreading.” If only everyone who submitted to Shimmer would study this closely.
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